Hello all.
Materials window in default tray allows keeping a favorite collection. I’ve tried for 2 years to master this, and got close.
I select ‘open or create favorite files’ from the default tray, and the system opens this file address C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp. I have empty folders in this location. They are DunnEdwards collections. Somehow I was able to set it up, but I can’t get anything saved in it. So it remains empty.
My life will open up if I can master this feature. Can you help me?
I’m talking about uploading colors from Dunn Edwards paint company in california. I got it from the extension link, and it saved to my personal computer and also to one drive. I can’t content from those files into a folder in materials section.
Also, I have fabric from companies online that I would like to access from materials.
What do you think?
Hello, and thank you. I don’t have skm…where file explorer shows they are there, the icon is empty and no file opens. Would you, then, tell me how to use skm?
[quote="Chrismfisc, post:11, I just realized it is skb I’m having trouble with.
I can only assume you want a link to the file.
The real problem is, when I follow the simple directions posted previously, the link from Sketch up takes me to a folder I can’t save anything in. The folder is alway blank.
Here’s the practice file:
(https://C:\Users\chris\Desktop\Sketch Up\Sketchup\Applying colors and wallpaper.skp)
The process given to me aleady is:
go into Materials, you’ll select
create or open collections, my file explorer opens to my files to this file folder at this address:
[The favorites folder](https://C:\Users\chris\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp 2024\SketchUp\Materials)
Then I open the one file there, and get this image.
I’m so excited to say I found the solution. Cheers!!! I’m so excited. Here’s the problem. Microsoft allows only one file path to interact with Sketchup. That pathway goes only to OneDrive. I preferred not to utilize OneDrive, and save everything to my laptop (so as to avoid paying for new storage). But, I can’t add materials and colors to the onedrive folder (ergo empty files) for sketchup to access and bring into my SU model. Thanks to all for giving it a go.!!!
I should edit the above to add the obvious, for clarity. I reinstalled onedrive and I must use it with sketchup. As soon as it was reinstated, sketchup linked to the onedrive wherein I ‘save’ materials I want to use in sketchup, including paint selections.
I thought I had this resolved, but I don’t know how the paint selections finally uploaded to my sku materials. I dont know how I did, and now I cannot upload fabric. Somebody please straighten me out?
Hoping this link works. If not, I’ll continue in a reply.
My skm files can only be accessed by search in file explorer.
how do I add the extension skm to the drop down file type when save as.
Otherwise I have to import jpgs to an skm file, which I know how to create.
ps, i found skm by searching in os/c: but i can’t access it from sketchup. thank you for mentioning the skm files. Now how do I get access from, or save to, or import to sketchup materials?
Thank you so much for your help in this matter!
Chris
